DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.5 - - 75.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 365 - - 266 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3030 - - 2901 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2886 - - 2686 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3919 - - 3790 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1811 - - 967 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 424 - - 377 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 061 - - 055 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3496 - - -4360 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7416 - - 8150 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10630 - - -12947 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14549 - - 16737 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 46 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.5 - - 75.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.5 - - 42.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.6 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.3 - - 41.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 365 - - 266 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3030 - - 2901 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98501 11 043 5 347 98501 91046 10 090 10 085 91046 85307 15 055 17 074 85307 80554 17 037 13 055 80554 76472 10 052 8 053 76472 72869 11 066 10 063 72869 69609 11 029 14 030 69609 66616 10 008 12 012 66616 63836 14 359 13 338 63836 61137 16 345 15 316 61137 58328 16 328 17 320 58328 55430 21 316 23 313 55430 52679 25 316 27 308 52679 50221 34 300 35 305 50221 48055 41 302 46 304 48055 46122 61 306 62 305 46122 44351 72 296 67 295 44351 42703 77 291 68 292 42703 41155 71 291 69 292 41155 39692 64 295 65 294 39692 38305 63 298 61 301 38305 36958 58 297 59 305 36958 35585 53 302 54 306 35585 34157 54 310 51 307 34157 32676 56 314 49 313 32676 31130 47 321 41 320 31130 29509 29 322 27 326 29509 27818 21 335 15 345 27818 26048 19 343 12 004 26048 24198 17 340 11 010 24198 22269 17 340 13 006 22269 20257 19 348 16 004 20257 18155 18 359 16 358 18155 16003 15 009 13 354 16003 13930 9 024 9 007 13930 12053 6 051 3 029 12053 10391 6 052 3 093 10391 8915 7 034 5 122 8915 7605 12 353 6 135 7605 6444 12 359 6 113 6444 5419 11 022 8 054 5419 4520 10*039 12*045 4520 3728 11*056 14*051 3728 3022 11 059 15 053 3022 2398 12 061 16 055 2398 1877 12 062 16 056 1877 1476 12 062 15 056 1476 1201 11 062 15 056 1201 1033 11 063 14 056 1033 937 10 063 12 057 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography